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Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent généralement télécharger une copie gratuite scannée du livre original (sans les coquilles) auprès de l'éditeur. Non référencé. Non illustré. 1878 edition. Extrait:...with his stick, and Saveli started, seized the Image, kissed the hand of his benefactress, and hastily retreated to his own cabin, where I6remei speedily followed him. "Fool!" said the old man, "do you wish to rain us all?" Saveli shook his head. "I could not help it," he murmured. "When I heard her speak to me of my noble act, and when she blessed me in the name of the orphan--" "Well, are there not plenty of orphans among us? and who is the cause of that?" "Yes, I know; but all the same it gave me a great shock!" I6remei shrugged his shoulders. "If you intended to repent, it would have been better if you had let the matter alone!" "I do not repent!" cried Saveli, with flashing eyes. "I would do the same thing over again; but the orphan Well, they are going away, and I am thankful." "Amen!" said the old man, striking his stick upon the floor. CHAPTER XV. CONFESSION IS GOOD FOE THE SOUL. SINCE the tragic death of his daughter, Ifer6mei--at no time of a very genial disposition--had become doubly morose and unsociable. His meagre form was drying up, and looked by degrees as if a strong wind would blow it away. One fine morning, therefore, no one was surprised to find him lying dead upon his stove in his cabin. He was buried, and forgotten. Lent was drawing to a close; when, among those who came to confession, preparatory to their Easter communion, the priest saw Saveli. The preceding year, at the same season, he had been away, which solved the difficulty; but a true Russian never misses his Christian duties for two successive Easters. The young man presented himself with an air of assurance, but his hands were nervously clenched, and betrayed more emotion than did his face. The priest,...